What's your attitude on biker image?

[howdamnhard]

same as him,except don't take both hands off handle bars. TE=EJKDDORAI;1260767]I want to be a friendly chap tyep rider
Stop at a pedestrian crossing, wave if there is a little kiddie looking at me saying "Oooh mom! It's a motorcycle! " <- Happened once
I try to wave to EVERY motorcycle rider I pass. If I am on a good mood, I often raise my both arms and wave (Thats my thing).
Also riding safely in groups, not showing off if I don't have to, respect the pedestrians etc etc...

Just a happy, proud and friendly rider [/QUOTE]

[mstriumph]

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad poll choices

WHERE is the one that goes 'public should see me as a sex goddess and all round gorgeous gal'??

[Katman]

When I'm out riding on the open road I'll often have car drivers move to the left to allow me more room to pass. I always give them a wave of acknowledgment. I wonder how many motorcyclists would ride past the same car and think - "That's right ya fuckin cager, get the fuck out of my way".

[Bass]

When I'm out riding on the open road I'll often have car drivers move to the left to allow me more room to pass. I always give them a wave of acknowledgment.

Ditto - it's called positive reinforcement

[EJK]

same as him,except don't take both hands off handle bars.

I want to be a friendly chap tyep rider
Stop at a pedestrian crossing, wave if there is a little kiddie looking at me saying "Oooh mom! It's a motorcycle! " <- Happened once
I try to wave to EVERY motorcycle rider I pass. If I am on a good mood, I often raise my both arms and wave (Thats my thing).
Also riding safely in groups, not showing off if I don't have to, respect the pedestrians etc etc...

Just a happy, proud and friendly rider

Haha, next time when you see a Scorip rider waving with his both arms, then no doubt that will be ME

[Oscar]

I don't define myself as a "Biker".
I fucking hate the word.

There is more going on in my life than motorcycles, and I don't feel the need to lable myself.

[buellbabe]

When I'm out riding on the open road I'll often have car drivers move to the left to allow me more room to pass. I always give them a wave of acknowledgment. .

Ditto... altho I do have a bit of an attitude I always acknowledge courtesy like that and try and extend the same when I can.
For example I always let trucks in... so many people in cars will speed up to close a gap to prevent a truck merging.
I actually create space for them and am always rewarded with a friendly wave and it usually pays dividends later when the driver will signal me 'ok to scoot pass now'...

[mstriumph]

When I'm out riding on the open road I'll often have car drivers move to the left to allow me more room to pass. I always give them a wave of acknowledgment. I wonder how many motorcyclists would ride past the same car and think - "That's right ya fuckin cager, get the fuck out of my way".

well we ALL think that, don't we?? ...........

but that doesn't stop me giving them a cheery wave of acknowledgement and bright smile of benediction .......

[mstriumph]

I don't define myself as a "Biker".
I fucking hate the word.

There is more going on in my life than motorcycles, and I don't feel the need to lable myself.

that's good
because there are enough grumpy old sods in our ranks already

[and i should know .............. ]

[Bonez]

A dose of HTFU with reguards to image is in order I think with reguards to how joe average perceives you. Most of them are jealous anyway.

[necrolyte]

I'm with the majority, i just ride cos i can. i don't care what other people think of me thats their problem.

[scumdog]

I don't define myself as a "Biker".
I fucking hate the word.

There is more going on in my life than motorcycles, and I don't feel the need to lable myself.

Me too.
But it sounds waayy better than 'pig' 'rapist' 'drunkard' 'red-neck' etc sooo biker is OK by me.

[puddy]

I think we are just generally misunderstood, my Granddad thought I'd joined the mongrel mob when I bought a bike.
I think a lot of people (read car drivers) only see the not so good side of the biker, the biker who passes them at a zillion miles an hour on a blind corner with double yellow lines or the biker who lanes splits in heavy traffic while they are stuck in a traffic jam for the next two hours, so they immediately think we're all a bunch of wankers.
.................with their CD player blaring out Mariah Carey...........

A zillion miles an hour...must be DMNTD! And that's all I play on my Gay-pod when I'm riding!

[delusionz]

I don't see any point to this thread, who says we should or shouldn't be any of those things... What if we should be something else?

[scumdog]

I don't see any point to this thread, who says we should or shouldn't be any of those things... What if we should be something else?

Like........shag sheep! - wait, we're not Aussies! wheew!!!!!